Impact of Propionic Acid on Regulatory T Cell Function in Children With CKD
Impact of Propionic Acid on Regulatory T Cell Function in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
16 participants
Jan 15, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Pro-Kids is a multi-center, double-blind, randomized and placebo-controlled intervention study in children with chronic kidney disease. The investigators address the effect of a dietary food supplementation of propionic acid on the immune system and the function of the intestinal barrier in CKD patients treated with hemodialysis.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Body weight: \> 30kg
- CKD G5 treated with hemodialysis
- Continuous hemodialysis treatment for \> 3 months
- Clinical stable condition
- Manifestation of CKD within childhood (\<18 years)
Exclusion Criteria11
- Disease or dysfunctions, which disqualifies the patient
- Incapacity of contract or any other circumstances, which prohibit the patient or his legal guardians from understanding setup, meaning and entity of the study
- Acute infections
- Immunosuppressive therapy within the last 12 weeks before the start of the study
- Pre-/pro- or postbiotic or antibiotic therapy within the last 4 weeks before the start of the study
- Planned or unplanned hospitalization within in last 4 weeks before the start of the study or during study
- Malignant diseases
- Pregnancy
- chronic gastrointestinal or hepatic diseases (for example chronic inflammatory bowel disease
- alcohol- or drug abuse
- parallel participation on other interventional trials
Interventions
The patients will be randomized to PA or placebo intervention (2:1 randomization). After the intervention of 28 days, we conduct an open-label study phase, where all patients are offered a dietary supplement of PA for overall 12 weeks (8 additional weeks for the intervention group and 12 weeks for the placebo group). By doing so we are giving every patient the opportunity to take PA and benefit from the possible positive impact on immunsystem and intestinal barrier function.
The patients will be randomized to PA or placebo intervention (2:1 randomization). After the intervention of 28 days, we conduct an open-label study phase, where all patients are offered a dietary supplement of PA for overall 12 weeks (8 additional weeks for the intervention group and 12 weeks for the placebo group). By doing so we are giving every patient the opportunity to take PA and benefit from the possible positive impact on immunsystem and intestinal barrier function.
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NCT05858437